Day: July 17, 2018

The New Service is free and confidential Paras Arora Auckland, July 18, 2018 Harmful gambling has become a major public health issue for the Indian community living in New Zealand, adversely affecting the physical, mental and social wellbeing of people and those around them. In response to an increase in demand from people with an Indian background, we established ASHA,…

Homage to a great man on his Birth Centenary Auckland, July 18, 2018 Venkat Raman (Indian Newslink) Journalists like the editor of this newspaper are odd creatures; they work at odd hours, do not always say things that are complimentary and certainly show intolerance towards the arrogant. On the same count, they are also among the lucky ones who meet…

Canterbury District Health Board Christchurch, July 17, 2018 More than a third of Cantabrians have had their flu immunisation already this winter and theres still time for the rest of us to protect ourselves. Recent data shows that 184,610 flu vaccines have been distributed so far this flu season more than the totals taken at the end of the season…

Supplied Content Wellington, July 17, 2018 New guidelines released today by Environment Minister David Parker are intended to assist councils in their monitoring, compliance and enforcement duties under the Resource Management Act. Following is his Statement: Rule of Law Enforcement of the rule of law will always be essential to encourage broader compliance. This is true in criminal, transport, taxation…

Supplied Content Auckland, July 17, 2018 Leaders and innovators in minimising waste going to landfill will be celebrated at the second Auckland Community Zero Waste Awards Night in Henderson on Wednesday July 25, 2018. More than 90 community zero waste champions, some as young as eight years old, will be acknowledged as part of the celebration. Award Categories Hosted by…

Academics support critics Supplied Content Auckland, July 17, 2018 Yesterday’s open letter (see separate posting on Indian Newslink website and Facebook) from nine Independent Financial Advisers to the Financial Markets Authority and other regulators criticising the current KiwiSaver model for its conservative strategy of investment, has raised some very important issues according to the University of Auckland’s Retirement Policy and…

If you subscribe to KiwiSaver or an investor, please read the following Supplied Content Auckland, July 17, 2018 A group of financial consultants has sent an open letter to the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) proposing a 10-point Programme to address these inequities. Over 400,000 KiwiSavers who have invested in default funds have…

Singapore Airlines offers 104 weekly flights to 14 destinations Supplied Content Auckland, July 16, 2018 Singapore Airlines has experienced a growth in travel between India and New Zealand General Manager New Zealand Simon Turcotte has said. He said that inbound demand to New Zealand grew by more than 20% year-on-year. Latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand showed a strong…

Supplied Content Auckland, July 17, 2018 ASB has announced that it would give away a custom-built racing wheelchair to one lucky competitor to celebrate the inclusion of a wheelchair category in this year’s ASB Auckland marathon. The wheelchair will be made to order and built in the US before being shipped to New Zealand. The recipient will have their marathon…